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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think that a poll of college students would show that the large majority never or virtually never have any contact with the large majority of professors outside of the classroom.  Why do folks on this board think that extensive contact with professors outside of the classroom is so critically important when the evidence is to the contrary?  Not trying to be snarky; I am genuinely curious.

What might be going on, I think, is that that was the experience of more DCUM parents than the average college graduate because this is such a "Type A" area.  It might also be that too many years have passed since DCUM parents went to college and they're misremembering.

I remember going to college, working hard and partying hard, having friends who did the same, then all of us going on to successful careers and lives.  And I don't remember any of us ever having anything to do with professors outside of the classroom except in rare instances.  While it's true that none of us got PhD's, virtually all of us went to grad school, med school, or law school.  [/quote]

One of my big college regrets is that I didn't do this until senior year. I was intimidated by professors. By the time I got to know a couple late on my senior year, it was too late to use most of their advice on choosing courses, etc. I wish someone had given me that advice.[/quote]

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